My old QNAP NAS installed with Minimserver and KODI. As the hardware is outdated and not powerful enough to handle HEVC 4K, I have choose to build my own one.

Building process is really straight forward. Remember to choose the GX16-2 connector for the case. The Nano 250W DC-ATX must be placed close enough to the GX16-2 connector. Power connection chain as below

This box will be used to run HQPlayer. Target OS is Windows 10. The M.2 SSD is a placeholder which will eventually be removed to make the box diskless, booting from a mounted iSCSI drive served by a silent NUC box acting as NAS and containing my music library.

I’m also waiting for an HDPLEX 300W ATX linear PSU to arrive, and will be able to compare the sound between the above PSU setup and the HDPLEX 300W ATX linear PSU.